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G. A. WEBER. RAIL FASTBNING.

Patented Apr. 5, 1892.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. WEBER, OF NEYl YORK, N.- Y.

RAIL-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,090, dated April 5, 1892. Application led J'uly 10I 1891. Serial No. 399,103. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. WEBER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rail-Fasteninge, of which the following is a full, true, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improvement in fastenings or chairs for rails on railroads, and is designed to utilize an angle-iron for the support of such rails.

My invention will be readily understood from the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l represents a plan, partly in section, through Fig. 3 on the line y y; Fig. 2, an elevation; Fig. 3, a section through Fig. 2 on the line Fig. 4, a plan view of the thimble or channel for locking the fish-plates together, and Fig. 5 a vertical section therethrough.

Arepresents the rail, and B the chair, which, as shown, is attached only at one side to the rail. This chair is provided with aproj ection C at one side and with a bead or cylindrical projection D at theother. It is also provided with vstrengthening-ribs E E, which may be rolled in the metal in the process of manufacture. The rail is held in position by means of fish-plates F G, the fish-plate G being preferably attached by a channel K. The tishplates F G are adapted to lit and support the rail, as shown, so as to prevent springing of the rail ends at their point of junction. The chair itself is readily rolled, and is stiffened shown. The channels K have an angular opening within, as clearly shown, which is preferably iilled with wood packing, projecting slightly beyond the ends of the channels. Instead of channels extending the length of the chair, round thimbles may be employed, similarly constructed and filled with a similar iiller. The wood should project slightly beyond the end of the metal thimble or channel. In this way an elastic attachment is made between the chair and the rail. It will be observed that the channel is made to lit Within the fishsplate G, and by reason of the peculiar shape vits edges are supported.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of the rail A, tish-plates F G, and chair B, provided with ribs E E, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the rail A, fish-plates F G, chair B, provided With ribs E E, and bead D, substantially as described.

3. The combination ot' the chair B, fishplates F G, and channel K, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have .signed my name to this specification in thevpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. A. WEBER.

Witnesses:

H. CONTANT, S. O. EDMoNDs. 

